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Golf Courses of Connecticut

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COLCHESTER
Chanticlair Golf Club
Address: 228 Old Hebron Rd., Colchester, CT 06415
Holes: 9
Yardage: 5983/5001
Par: 70/70
Rating: 69.8/69.1
Slope: 117/112
Telephone: (860) 537-3223
Wide fairways and ample size greens greet you on this well maintained course that was opened in in 1972.

DANBURY
Richter Park Golf Course
Holes: 18
Yardage: 6740/6307
Par: 72
Slope: 130/126
Telephone: (203) 792-2552
Golf Digest ranks this course in First 25 in America's Best Public Courses. Very pretty setting. A good variety of holes with a par 5 12th hole that has an island green.

EAST LYME
Cedar Ridge Golf Course
Address: 34 Drabik Road, East Lyme, CT 06333
Holes: 18
Yardage: 3075
Par: 54
Telephone: (860) 691-4568
Web Site: www.cedarridgegolf.com (available Feb/01)
Cart rentals, club rentals, senior and junior discounts, full pro shop. Par 3. First opened in 1964.

FAIRFIELD
H. Smith Richardson Golf Course
Holes: 18
Yardage: 6676/6323
Par: 72
Slope: 127/124
Telephone: (203) 255-6094
A busy municipal course that is very well-maintined. Landscaping is exceptional. Most holes interesting.

D. Fairchild Wheeler Golf Club
Address: 2390 Easton Turnpike, Fairfield, CT
Holes: 2-18s
Red Course
Yardage: 6000/5695
Par: 72/72
Rating: 69.7
Slope: 122
Black Course
Yardage: 6556/5695
Par: 71, Ladies; 72
Rating: 70.0
Slope: 124
Telephone: (203) 373-5911
Web Site: www.fairchildwheeler.com
The wheel layout is designed by Robert White of St. Andrews, Scotland.

FARMINGTON
Tunxis Plantation Golf Club
Holes: 36
Par: 72
Red/Green Course
Yardage: 6647/5378
Slope: 125/116
Flat, with slow greens.
White Course
Yardage: 6638/5744
Slope: 129/116
In good condition with lots of water. Play into wind.
Telephone: (203) 677-1367

GROTON
Shennecossett Municipal Golf Club
Holes: 18
Yardage: 6491/5796
Par: 72
Slope: 122/121
Telephone: (203) 445-0262
This year-round course has undergone a major renovation, adding three challenging holes with views of the Thames River and Long Island Sound. This Donald Ross Course is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 1998 and is in its best shape ever!.

HEBRON
Blackledge Country Club
Holes: 18
Yardage: 6853/5518
Par: 72
Slope: 123/116
Telephone: (203) 228-0250
A well-maintained course that is fairly easy. It is wide open but well trapped.

KENSINGTON
Timberlin Golf Club
Address: 303 Don Bates Drive, Kensington, CT 06037
Holes: 18
Yardage: 6733/5477
Par: 72
Slope: 127/109
Telephone: (860) 828-8888
Email Address: Bpala68815@aol.com
Web Site: www.timberlin.com
Very well maintained muny. Super challenging back nine. Lots of water hazards and fairly easy to walk.

LAKEVILLE
Hotchkiss School Golf Course
Address: Rt. 112 Interlaken Rd., Lakeville, CT
Holes: 9
Yardage: 3128/2648
Par: 35/37
Rating: 68.8/67.9
Slope: 117/114
Telephone: (860) 435-9033
Semi-Private.

MANCHESTER
Manchester Country Club
Address: 305 South Main Street, Manchester, CT 06040
Holes: 18
Yardage: 6285/6095/5610
Par: 72/72/73
Rating: 70.8/69.7/72.0
Slope: 125/123/120
Telephone: (860) 646-0226
E Mail: mancgolf@snet.net
Web Site: www.mancc.com
Well conditioned course, designed by Emmett Deverauax in 1917.

MIDDLEFIELD
Lyman Orchards Golf Club
Address: Rte. 157, Middlefield, 06455
Holes: 2-18s
Rober Trent Jones course
Yardage: 7011/5812
Par: 72/72
Rating: 73.5/73.5
Slope: 125/124
Telephone: (860) 349-8055
Lots of water on the back nine. Wind a factor, Wide Fairways, difficult but beautiful. Satellite positioning on golf cart.
Gary Player Course
Yardage: 6660/4667
Par: 71/71
Rating: 73.0/67.8
Slope: 135/116
Opened in 1994. The layout offers lots of doglegs, hills and lots of blind shots. Strictly target golf.

MONROE
Whitney Farms Golf Course
Holes: 18
Yardage: 6628/5832
Par: 72
Slope: 130/124
Telephone: (203) 268-0707
In a picturesque setting offering tight fairways and tricky sloping greens.

NEW BRITAIN
Stanley Golf Course
Address: 245 Hartford Road, New Britain, Connecticut 06053
Holes: 27
Blue/Red
Yardage: 6512/5663
Par: 72/72
Rating: 71.1/71.6
Slope: 115/118
Red/White
Yardage: 5207/5395
Par: 71/72
Rating: 69.0/69.5
Slope: 108/112
Blue/White
Yardage: 6337/5506
Par: 71/73
Rating: 69.8/70.3
Slope: 112/118
Telephone: (860) 827-8144
Web Site: www.stanleygolf.com
A fine municipal layout that is part of the A. W. Stanley Park.

NEW HAVEN
Yale Golf Course
Address: Conrad Street, New Haven, Connecticut 06520
Holes: 18
Yardage: 6622/6153/5656
Par: 70/70/70
Rating: 72.8/70.6/73.2
Slope: 139/131/131
Phone: (203) 432-0895
Private. Charles Blair McDonald design. Yale University.

NORWICH
Norwich Golf Course
Address: 685 New London Tpke., Norwich, CT
Holes: 18
Yardage: 6183/5872/5104
Par: 71
Rating: 69.6/68.2/70.2
Slope: 123/120/118
Telephone: (860) 889-6973
Very good condition, especially greens. Most holes interesting, particularly 16 and 17th. A year-round course.

PORTLAND
Portland Golf Course
Holes: 18
Yardage: 6213/5802
Par: 71
Slope: 124/121
Telephone: (203) 342-2833
An interesting, hilly course with blind shots and doglegs. Well-maintained. Need to be good a wedge game.

RIDGEFIELD
Ridgefield Golf Course
Holes: 18
Yardage: 6380/5295
Par: 70
Slope: 122/120
Telephone: (203) 748-7008
Open April to December this course offers an easy front nine and a tougher back nine. Fast greens.

SOUTH GLASTONBURY
Glastonbury Hills Country Club
Address: 15 Country Club Road, South Glastonbury, Connecticut 06073
Holes: 18
Yardage: 7456/7123/6993
Par: 72/72/72
Telephone: (860) 633-5253, Fax: 657-2320
Established in 1966. Private.

TRUMBULL
Tashua Knolls Golf Course
Holes: 18
Yardage: 6540/5454
Par: 72
Slope: 125/112
Telephone: (203) 261-5989
Municipal course that has enough interesting holes to need most clubs. It has a variety of terrain from open, flat to hills with alot of trees.

WOLCOTT
Farmingbury Hills Golf Club
Address: 141 East St., Wolcott, CT 06716 USA
Holes: 9
Yardage: 6005/5276
Par: 71/71
Slope: 117/120
Telephone: (203) 879-8038
This mature course was first opened in 1930. It offers great views of Apple Valley, bent grass fairways and small, fast greens with some water into play. The terrain is hilly creating some side lies. It is open April to December. This is the home of the W olcott High golf team.